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In addition to the requirements of Section 16.44.050A, no newsrack installed after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter shall be placed, installed or maintained on the public right-of-way in any of the following locations:

A. In front of any bus bench or bus shelter or within three feet of the end of any bus bench;

B. Within any building entrance (defined as the area the same width as a building doorway and extending from a building doorway ten feet towards the curb, but not including sidewalk areas at the bottom of stairways which are wider than building doorways);

C. At street corners, within the area defined by the sidewalks intersecting at those street corners;

D. At any location where it would reduce the clear space for the passage of pedestrians on a sidewalk or entering onto a sidewalk, to less than eight feet;

E. Within eighteen inches of any curb;

F. Within two feet of the edge of any tree well;

G. Within three feet of any raised planter in the public right-of-way;

H. Within the extended width of any crosswalk for a distance of five feet from the point where the crosswalk reaches the level of the sidewalk or within five feet from any yellow, blue or white painted curb;

I. Within a five-foot radius of any public or private driveway, fire hydrant, police or fire call box or other emergency facility;

J. Within six feet directly in front of any display window of any building abutting the sidewalk;

K. Within ten feet along the length of the curb at any designated bus stop;

L. Within ten feet of any installation of public art installed pursuant to a program or plan approved by the City Council, except as may be permitted in that program or plan; or

M. Within ten feet to the front or rear of any bicycle rack, or three feet to either side of a bicycle rack. (Ord. 6471-NS § 1(6), 1999)